Where does “heediness” come from?
heediness (English) comes from English heedy, from English heed, from Middle English hēden, from Old English hēdan, from Old Norse héðan, from Old Norse hér, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
heediness (English): The quality of being heedy
Definitions
- The quality of being heedy
Ancestry of “heediness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | heedy | Heedful; attentive |
| 2 | English | heed | Careful attention; To guard, protect; To mind; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | hēden | — |
| 4 | Old English | hēdan | to heed, take care, observe, attend, guard, take... |
| 5 | Old Norse | héðan | hence |
| 6 | Old Norse | hér | here |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | — |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |